This is cool. Apparently in this summer’s blockbuster film called Jurassic World, there is a PMSC that they have promoted in trailers as the ones tasked with protecting the park. Below I have posted the main trailer for the film, which shows that the Jurassic park has been built and dinosaurs have been created through genetic engineering. In the second clip below, it shows the PMSC named InGen Security which is a business unit of Masarani Global. The Vic Hoskins character seems to be the CEO of InGen Security, played by the actor Vincent D’Onofrio.
Of course in the prior Jurassic Park films, InGen was a genetics company. Apparently in this film, InGen was bought up after economic collapse (due to dinosaurs destroying the business model) by Masrani Global and then converted into a PMSC. Kind of odd restructuring if you ask me, but hey that is the storyline. lol
Now what will be interesting to watch here, is how this PMSC is portrayed in the movie. One group that blogged about this element of the movie believes that InGen Security will be made out to be the bad guys and get the ‘dinosaur treatment’ in the end. That seems to be inline with how Hollywood treats PMSC’s in film these days. We saw this in the film Avatar and the bad guy company there was RDA. It was still a fun film to watch.
Who knows and we will see how this turns out? I do know that this is the first film I have ever heard of where the story’s PMSC is tasked with protecting folks in an environment filled with out of control dinosaurs. I mean InGen Security did clean up that ‘infamous flying reptile “cleanup” operation over Canada in 2001’, according to the news story from the company website. So they can’t be all that bad. lol
From a marketing point of view, it is neat that the film companies out there are making company websites like this to further support the story. The Masrani Global website looks great, and I look forward to checking out the film on the big screen this summer. –Matt
Edit: 06/15/2015- I got a chance to see the movie and it was fun. InGen’s part in the movie was basically trying to stop an out of control hybrid dinosaur. The interesting part here is that at first, the security force was limited in what they could use to stop this thing–meaning only using less than lethal force. Which of course turns out bad, and the force gets decimated by a beast that was impervious to electric shock weapons. The reason for less than lethal force was that Masarani wanted to protect their dinosaur freak show investment….
Then when all is looking hopeless, InGen brings in their ‘serious’ security folks by helicopter, and they are actually tasked with killing. Although the armaments looked pretty weak for going after such a beast. A lot of shotgun and small caliber weapons, and then one anti-tank launcher, which I think was an AT-4. (check out the IMFD for the movie here) In my opinion, they did not bring enough ‘big guns’ to the fight. If they had a helicopter or similar aircraft, they could have used a rocket launcher. Or use an IED attached to some bait. But for the film, it is more exciting to see these guys go after this beast like a squad going on the hunt in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Now what was also different about this movie, was the InGen Security side of the house wanted to use trained Velociraptors as a weapon of war (War Velociraptors?). Meaning set these things loose against an enemy. Chris Pratt’s character was the guy tasked with training and working with a pack of Velociraptors, and he eventually used them to go after this hybrid dinosaur when all other options were exhausted. This part of the movie was fun to think about and it was an interesting turn.
Vic Hoskins turned out to be the bad guy in charge of the security group. But he was the only guy demonized and he did get killed in the end. The actual PMSC guys doing the fighting and dying, gave a great showing in the movie. Too bad they didn’t have character that was an antithesis to Vic’s character, amongst the security force. Someone that takes over when Vic dies, and that actually connects with Pratt’s character in the end to accomplish the goal. Either way, it was a fun movie. The Washington Post did a similar review in regards to PMSC’s in this movie.
InGen Security: An Asset Containment Unit officer stands watch at Isla Nublar’s Jurassic World.
InGen Security: No Laughing Matter.
With the number of reported Central American poaching vessels increasing in the Meurtes Archipelago over the last year, InGen’s security division, headed by Vic Hoskins, has been busy ramping up operations in the Gulf of Fernandez.
“We don’t have the capacity to take things for granted around here”, Vic says. “While some of our work is assisting the staff at Jurassic World, we also have a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations to monitor activity on Isla Nublar and its neighboring islands.”
Poachers have been known to risk their own lives working in the service of ruthless collectors. It has also been reported that some individuals have been responsible for mishandling captured specimens, with disturbing hospitalization cases on the Costa Rican mainland.
“This area of the world is controlled by a multi-national coalition, and our Asset Containment teams spearhead keeping this region safe and protected. With the use of state-of-the-art equipment and communication technology provided through partnerships with various Masrani Global subsidiaries, we can do just that.”
A seasoned security contractor, Vic Hoskins was involved in overseeing the infamous flying reptile “cleanup” operation over Canada in 2001. Due to the professionalism his team displayed, he was hired personally by Simon Masrani to re-develop InGen’s Security Division, which helped oversee the protection of workers on Isla Nublar during Jurassic World’s construction.